Question

5. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10 by selling one bag and incurs a loss of 4 per pencil box.
(1) In a particular month he incurs a loss of 350. In this period, he sold 45 bags. How many
pencil boxes did he sell in this period?
(ii) In the next month he earns neither profit nor loss. If he sold 70 bags, how many boxes
did he sell?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

175 pencil boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

In the next month, this is neither profit nor loss.

Profit + Loss = 0

Profit = - Loss on pencil box

- 700 = Loss on pencil boxes

Profit on 70 bags = 70 × 10 = 700

Loss on one pencil box = ₹4

Number of pencil box Loss on pencil box Loss on one pencil box

= -700 ÷ 4

= 175 pencil boxs